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1. God of love and erotic desire.
5. East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye.
8. The syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major scale in solmization.
11. Armor plate that protects the chest.
12. How long something has existed.
13. Any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all.
14. A vigorous blow.
15. A flexible container with a single opening.
16. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
17. Before noon.
18. (Akkadian) God of wisdom.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
23. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
26. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
28. Cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions.
30. A software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database.
31. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike part of an organism.
33. A radioactive element of the actinide series.
34. A unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to 100 ergs per gram of irradiated material.
35. Light informal conversation for social occasions.
38. A small pellet fired from an air rifle or BB gun.
40. Distinctive and stylish elegance.
42. An informal term for a father.
43. The act of slowing down or falling behind.
46. According to the Old Testament he was a pagan king of Israel and husband of Jezebel (9th century BC).
48. The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural).
49. (informal) Of the highest quality.
51. A person trained to compete in sports.
52. The cry made by sheep.
53. A room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter.
54. The content of cognition.
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1. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
2. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World.
3. (prefix) Bad or erroneous or lack of.
4. United States tennis player who was the first Black to win United States and English singles championships (1943-1993).
5. A light touch or stroke.
6. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in Turkey).
7. The quantity contained in a keg.
8. Tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods.
9. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
10. Goddess of the dead and queen of the underworld.
19. A river in north central Switzerland that runs northeast into the Rhine.
20. A loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth.
22. Fallow deer.
24. The hair growing on the lower part of a man's face.
25. A large number or amount.
27. United States writer (born in Poland) who wrote in Yiddish (1880-1957).
29. One millionth of a gram.
32. (South African) A camp defended by a circular formation of wagons.
36. With rapid movements.
37. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
39. A small cake leavened with yeast.
41. A pilgrim who journeys to Mecca.
44. Aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar.
45. Extremely pleasing.
47. An open box attached to a long pole handle.
48. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
50. A white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light.
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